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Extract title from HTML files
not the best, uses 4 pipes!

Which processes are listening on a specific port (e.g. port 80)
swap out "80" for your port of interest. Can use port number or named ports e.g. "http"

Output the content of your Active Directory in a CSV file

Convert ascii string to hex
Converts the ascii text to hex from bash. Check the sample output.

Which processes are listening on a specific port (e.g. port 80)
swap out "80" for your port of interest. Can use port number or named ports e.g. "http"

View the newest xkcd comic.

Which processes are listening on a specific port (e.g. port 80)
swap out "80" for your port of interest. Can use port number or named ports e.g. "http"

remove comments from xml
xml with verbose commenting can be difficult to read. remove comments from xml.

Binary clock

Disco lights in the terminal
Looks best in an 80x24 256-color terminal emulator.


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